Refrigerator.



M. H. SLATBR.

RBFRIGERATOB.

APPLICATION FILED summa, 1913.

1,089,016. Patented Mar. 3, v1914.

UNITED A0mm.

KABEL H. SLATE'R., 0F WEBSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

.REFRIGERATOR T 0 all whom. t may concern; l y

Be `it lknown that I, MABEL H. SLATEn, a

citizen' ofthe United States, residing 'at lVebster, in the county of Worcester and State Iof"Massachusetts, lhave invented new and useful Improvements' in Re'frigefafters", of which the following is a specification.

'This'invention relates to an improved refrigerator, the object of the 'invention being to provide a1 refrigerator in which the ice reeeptaclejis movable within the' casing of the refrigerator and isr connected by suitable means or mechanism to an indicator whereby the amount of ice inv the refrigerator-is indicated by said indicator, the indicator he'- ing placed upon the outside of the'casing in a convenientposition, so that-at a glance the amount of ice in the refrigerator can be noted,l and: also when a newv supply of ice is being placed in a refrigerator the weightofl the same will be shown -by the'Vr index linger of the indicator.'

/The invention consists in a refrigerator having a 'movable ice` receptacle vcontained' therein in combination with an lindicator and mechanismv whereby said indicator will be operated toshow the different positions occupied by said ice receptacle and eonsequently the amount /ofice contained in said ice receptacle.L .f

.The invention further A( :onsistsin the com-. bination and arrangement of.;.pa`,rts Set'uforth" in the 4following specifieatiol: id p`artieu-- larly pointed out in theelairfn f ii L i 1 Referring to the drawings: giuro-1er sectional `elevation vof.` luy-limproved ,ro-L- n frigerator taken online 1-1of Figi. lig.'k

2 is a sectional elevation taken 4on line-2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig` S .front elevation ofi a 'from the refrigerator, 10 is the overflow pipeI in the receptacle G .and 11. is the outlet pipe from said receptacle 6.

12 is a Valve connected to the outlet pipe 11, wherebyv ice water may be withdrawn from the receptacle 6.

,Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

' Appncatin inea september 25, 1913. vserial No. 7251383.

`The ice lfrestsupon a suitable grating 14:. `Flexible'members lare fastened at one end thereof, as at 16, to two of the corners at o-ne side of the receptacle yG. Said flexible members 15 extend over pulleys 17 rotatably' receptacle 6, asat 23,y at the corners of said receptacle located onthe sidefthereof'opposite that to which the members are attached. Said flexible Amembers 22`extend upwardly through the top ofthe casing 5 and oyer pulleys 24 rotatably mounted upon brackets 25 fasttothe topfo'f said casing.

Said flexible members 22 extend to the under side of 'the pulleys 19 and, extending partly around' said 'pulleys,'are" fastened thereto.

Thus it willbe seen that the weight of th'e ice receptaclev Gand the'ice 13 contained therein' a'et to rotate the shaft 20leounterclockwise, as viewedfrom the front of the refrigerator..

.The shaft 20 has a :ge'ar 2G fast thereto which meshes into a p1nion27. rotatably mounted on theindicator casing 28 and hav ing an index finger 29 fast thereto so 'that when the shaft-'205s rotatedl counter-clock- ;wi-se they indicator will be rotated in the op# posite direction or clock-wise `and the finger 291.' will: ber; moved to different 'positions aroimdt-he dial 30 ofy said indicator. The l.diail LBO-is subdivided and provided with numeralsindicating the number of pounds of 'ice-contained within the ice receptacle. A springleneircles the shaft 20 yand 1s fastenedatone end thereof` toa collar 32 which is fastened to theshaft QO'by meansempty the index linger 29 'will point to zero L on the dial 30. Then the ice 13 is placed within said receptacle 6 upon the grating let, the receptacle will move downwardlyl land the flexible members 15 and 22 attached to said receptacle Will rotate the shaft 20 counter-clockwise against the action of the 'spring 31, moving the arm 35 away from the set-screw 36 and rotating the index finger clockwise to a point on the dial'corresponding with the weight of the ice placedv in said receptacle, the dial thus indicating4 .the Weight of the ice inthe receptacle. As the ice melts the'water will drip into the stationary receptacle 6 and either' overflow through the overflow pipe 10 and pass down through the refrigerator, out-side the food receptacles 7 and'8, and out of the refrig? turn to zero, whereupon'all of the ice' will l have `been melted and the arm will rest against the set-screw 36.

I claim and desire by Letters PatentA to secure is:

' 1. A refrigerator l1aving,in combination, a casing, 'a receptacle for ice located within said casing and movable vertically therein, an indicator, a rotary shaft adapted toA operate said indicator, a plurality offlexible members connecting said'shaft to said re.

ceptacle-.whereby said shaft may be rotated,

in one direction, and means` adapted to oppose the rotation of said shaft' in said direction and adapted to rotate said shaft in the opposite direction. Y.

2. A refrigerator havingin combination, a casing, a receptacleffor ice located within said casing'and movable vertically therein,

By rotating the collar 32 to different positions upon the shaft an indicator, a rotary sha-ft adapted to o erate said indicator, a plurality of flexib e members connecting said shaft to said receptacle and a torsionall spring encircling said shaft, one end fast thereto and thel other end lfast to a stationary member Whereby the rotation of saidshaft is opposed in one direction and assisted in the opposite direction., i

3. A refrigerator having, in combination, a casing, a receptacle for ice located within `said casing and ymovablevertically therein,

anindicator, a rotary shaft adapted to operate said'indicator, a plurality of flexible membersconnected at one end thereof to -said receptacle, a shaft rotatably mounted on the-top of said casing, guide. pulleys intermediate said shaft and receptacle, over which pulleys said flexible members pass,

the other ends of said flexible ymembers connected tosaid shaft and adapted to rotate the-same in one direction, mea-ns adapted to rotate said shaft inthe opposite direction and an indicator adapted to be operated by the rotation of said shaft whereby movements of said ice receptacle wil-l be registered by'said indicator.

4. A refrigeratmjiaving, in combination,

, a casing, 'a receptacle fo`r`1`located within said casing and movable vertically therein,

an indicator, a rotary shaft adapted to operate said indicator, a plurality of flexible members connected at one end thereof to said receptacle, a shaft rotatably mounted on the top" of saidcasing, guide pulleys intermediate said shaft and receptacle, over pulleys. fast to said shaft to which the other .ends of said flexible members are connected and adapted to rotate said shaft in one diadapted tn rotate the same in the opposite 'which pulleys said flexible members pass,

direction, an indicator embodying an index witnesses.

' MABEL H. SLATER. Witnesses:

SYDNEY E. TAr'r, ANNIE J. DAiLuY.

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' Washington, D. C.

linger'and gearing connecting said index y 

